Robert M. Reilly papers, 1955-1996.

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Robert M. Reilly papers, 1955-1996.

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Photographs, film negatives, drawings, clippings, research notes, correspondence, papers, speeches, newsletters, maps, and brochures document Reilly's research on U.S. firearms, the Civil War, and World War II naval history. The largest portion of this collection consists of research materials, arranged alphabetically by topic. In addition to the topical research files, an abundance of correspondence (1955-1996) evidences the network of friends and associates who helped Reilly compile his exhaustive reference sources. His experiences with publishing, historic preservation, and as an employee of the State of Louisiana are also reflected in this collection. Included are correspondence and map creations relating to his collaboration with Dr. T. Harry Williams for the Civil War book, "Hayes of the Twenty-Third." Biographical information is provided by items such as a newsletter printed by his fellow crew on the USS Des Moines, a letter announcing Reilly's appointment as a Fellow of the Company of Military Historians (1964), a 1988 resume, and miscellaneous correspondence.

9.3 linear ft.

Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries

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SNAC Resource ID: 7132299

Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries

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Des Moines (Ship)

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Company of Military Historians

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Williams, T. Harry (Thomas Harry), 1909-1979

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Historian. From the description of Reminiscences of T. Harry Williams : oral history, 1969. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122440853 From the description of Reminiscences of T. Harry Williams : oral history, 1965. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122574197 A native of Wisconsin, T. Harry Williams began his teaching career at the University of Wisconsin in 1936, and continued at the Un...

Eagle Press (Wichita, Kan.)

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Kidd (Ship)

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Reilly, Robert M.

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Robert M. Reilly was born in Chicago in 1928. After attending Morgan Park Junior College (Chicago) for a year, he transferred to the University of Idaho, where he remained until 1949. Reilly married in 1951, before he joined the United States Navy. He attained the rank of petty officer first class before his enlistment expired in 1955. After his term in the Navy, Reilly and his family returned to Chicago, where he worked as a graphic artist until 1962, when the family mo...